The. Andamans and Nicohars. — V. Ball. 75 



C culniinatus. Its habit, too, of congregating iu flocks is enough 

 ahnost in itself to separate it as a distinct species/'' 



However improbable it may appear that there ai'e really two 

 so nearly allied species living side by side in the Andamans, it is, 

 in the face of such distinctly expressed opinions as the above, 

 and in tlie absence of any more recent observation^^ impossible to 

 do more in this enumeration than regard them as distinct. 



It is to be regretted that those (including myself) who have 

 collected, subsequently to the above remarks haviug- been pub- 

 lished, have omitted to procure specimens. 



80— (663).— Corvus splendens, Vieill 



Introduced by Colonel Tytler, but does not appear to have 

 thriven or multiplied. — Ibis, N. 8., Ill, 18(i7, p. 329. 



81 — (674 6fs).— Dendrocitta Baylei, Tytler. 



Andamans. — Tytler, J. A. S. B., 1863,^. 88;^ Blyth, Ih's, 1863, 

 p. 119 (misprinted Bazlei) ; T. Sf B.. Ibis, N. S., Ill, 1867, p. 329 ; 

 Ball, J. A. S. B., XXXIX, 1870, PL II, p. 242 ; Ball, J. A. S. 

 B., XLI, 1872, Bt. II, p. 119. 

 Originally described as follows : — ■ 



" Wings and tail nearly black, with a broad white patch on 

 wing"; head, neck, and throat dark-brown; })ack more rufous; 

 belly and vent very rufous or chesnut ; tail with twelve feathers 

 (therefore, not a Cn/psirhlna). Not uncommon on the main 

 island.^'' Measurements iu inches : — . 



Leno'th. Wing. Tail. Bill to gape. Tarsus. 

 $ 12-2 4-6 7-2 1 1 



Sex? 11-8 4-6 7 I'l 1 



STUJ^NIDuK 

 82 — (684). — Acridotheres tristis, Zlnn. 



Introduced in the Andamans by Colonel Tytler. — Ibis, N. S., Ill, 

 1867, p 329. 



83 — (686).— Acridotheres fuscus, JVagler. 



Andamans. — Also introduced by Colonel Tytler, 1. c. 



8i— (689 Si*).— Temenuchus AndamanensiS: Tytler= 



T. erythropy(/ia, apad Blyth. 



Avdamuns.—Ci. erythropygia) , BlytJi, J. A. S. B., Vol. XXVIII, 



1859, _p. 274; (T. erythropygia), Bh/th, J. A. S. B., XXIX, 1860, 



p. 106 ; (T. AndamanensiS )', T. and B., Ibis, N. 8., Ill, 1867, p. 330 ; 



Blyth, Ibis. N. 8., IV. 1868, p. 133 ; Ball, J A. 8. B., XXXIX, 



1870, Ft. II, p. 242 ; Ball, J. A. 8. B., XLI 1872, Ft. II, p. 285. 



This bird is considered by Mr. Blylli to be ideutiea.l with 



the next species from the Nicobars, but Colonel Tytler 



and Captain Beavan and, indeed, Mr. Blyth himself) have 



pointed out that the Andaman birds are distinguished by 



characters the constancy of which is further established by 



the specimens most recently received by the Indian Museum. 



